Chuathbaluk Airport

Chuathbaluk Airport (IATA: CHU, ICAO: PACH[2], FAA LID: 9A3) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district of Chuathbaluk,[1] a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Chuathbaluk Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF
ServesChuathbaluk, Alaska
Elevation AMSL243 ft / 74 m
Coordinates61°34′45″N 159°12′56″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 3,401 1,037 Gravel/dirt
Statistics (2015)
Based aircraft0
Passengers412
Freight96,000 lbs

Facilities

Chuathbaluk Airport covers an area of 242 acres (98 ha) at an elevation of 243 feet (74 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a gravel surface measuring 3,401 by 60 feet (1,037 x 18 m).[1]

Airlines and destinations

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Statistics
Carrier shares: January – December 2015[3]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Hageland
370(90.80%)
Ryan Air
30(7.70%)
Grant
10(1.49%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[3]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Aniak, AK Aniak Airport 160
2 Upper Kalskag, AK Kalskag Airport 10
Sleetmute, AK Sleetmute Airport 10
Crooked Creek, AK Crooked Creek Airport 10
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References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for 9A3 (Form 5010 PDF), effective January 17, 2017.
  2. PACH - Chuathbaluk Airport. AirNav.com. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  3. "Chuathbaluk, AK: Chuathbaluk (CHU)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2017.


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